Theodosius did a good job of keeping the secrets in advance. Apart from him and a few confidants, outsiders received no news. Even the nobles in the opposition rushed in the army.

When I was in the palace of La Manior, I realized that Theodosio had made such a decision a long time ago, so I was shocked and surprised for a moment.

However, Theodossi also made sufficient preparations before the coup. After controlling the situation and Cherno killed Fores and shocking the situation, Theodossi immediately came forward to appease the nobles present, especially several of them.

He all paid great benefits for a powerful grand duke, and other nobles also gained more or less benefits. This made the nobles present not express their support for his ascension to the throne on the spot, but did not strongly oppose this coup

.

Theodosie was a very smart man. Although he knew that the lives of these nobles were in his own hands, he could use the lives of these nobles to threaten them and ask them to support him, so that he could achieve him in the shortest time.

Theodosius did not do this, because he would offend most of the Roman nobles, which would make him unable to govern the country after he ascended the throne, and might even be short of a long time

Later, they were united by these nobles and forced him from the throne again.

It is precisely because of this that after giving his own benefits, Theodosie released most of the nobles very generously, but a small number of nobles were hard-core supporters of Constance II.

The people were temporarily taken into custody. As for the Constantians, they wrote a warrant under the persecution of Theodossi, and Theodossi's men began to take over the defense of Constantinople with the warrants.

After returning home, some nobles who were more favoured with Constance II were still considering whether to rescue His Majesty the Emperor. This was a great contribution. But the next morning, Constance came

Theodosio explained that he committed suicide because after Forres' death yesterday, Constance II could not stand the death of his lover, so he committed suicide to commit suicide.

Although this explanation seems reasonable, no one in Rome believes it. Moreover, according to some people who have seen the body of Constance II, the two arms, thighs, chest and other parts of the body were injured.

, and there are at least a dozen slaps together. How could a suicide kill himself more than ten slaps? This is simply an insult to human intelligence!

But politics is politics. No matter what the fact is, Theodosie insisted that Constance II committed suicide, and no one else could do anything about it. Moreover, after Constance II's death, those who wanted to rescue him wanted to rescue him

His nobles could only give up their previous thoughts.

However, although Theodosie imprisoned most of Constance II's hard-core supporters, there were some nobles who did not attend the conference for some reason. A considerable number of these nobles were deeply loved by Constance.

Tans II's trust was so important that he could not leave the position, so he did not attend the conference. This also allowed them to escape. Among these nobles, there was a veteran who held the power, and

It is Forres's father, Murtan.

Like Irina's father Offeron, both are veterans of the navy. Moreover, Motan is deeply trusted by two generations of Roman emperors and has always been responsible for commanding the Roman Navy in the entire Black Sea Strait and is responsible for the security of the entire strait. Forres is also

He followed his father since childhood and had rich experience in naval management and combat. In addition to his special relationship with Constance II, he did have real talents and knowledge.

When Motan learned of his son's death, he immediately became angry. Forres was the son he valued the most. He became the consul of the navy at a young age. He shouldered the heavy responsibility of the family prosperity, but now he has been killed.

His hope was also shattered, so he was filled with hatred and anger towards Theodossi, who usurped the throne. Therefore, he immediately ordered his navy to block the entire strait, especially in the direction of Asia Minor, and strictly prohibited anyone from coming through the strait.

Constantinople.

Theodosio had long anticipated Metan's reaction. In fact, when he planned, he did not want to kill Fores. It was mainly because Metan's navy controlled the Black Sea Strait, but Fores was not only Constance.

The closest person II was, and his right-hand man, most of the generals of the army in Constantinople were under the control of Forres. If this man did not die, then he would not be able to truly control Constantinople.

, so after weighing the trade-offs, Theodosio chose to kill Fores.

In fact, as Theodossi expected, after Forres' death, he easily controlled Constantinople. Although Mutan blocked the Black Sea Strait, his connection with Asia Minor was temporarily interrupted, but Moon

Tan did not dare to attack Constantinople easily. After all, this is the capital of Rome, and countless nobles live in the city, and even Motan's family is here. If he dares to attack forcibly, it will be of no benefit to both sides.

However, it was Metan's move to block the strait that made the nobles of Constantinople hesitate. They did not rush to support Theodosie ascend the throne to emperor, but chose a wait-and-see attitude.

How Theodosie handles this matter? If the other party can solve Motan, it means that Theodosie is indeed very powerful, and it will not be too late to support him at that time. If he can't even solve Motan, then he

His ability will also be questioned by the nobles. Not to mention becoming an emperor, I am afraid that I will not even be able to save my life.

Theodosie was also very clear about his situation, so at the beginning, he actively contacted Mottan, and he also made a profit, hoping to get the other party's understanding. But Mottan was a very old-fashioned person, especially

It was after experiencing the pain of losing his son that he wanted to kill Theodossi with his own hands, so naturally it was impossible to reconcile with him. In addition, Theodossi was unable to be called emperor for the time being, and he had no power to order him, so he silently

Tan was determined to fight Theodosci to the end.

In addition, Metan is not a brave but unscrupulous person. He knew that Constance II did not have a son, so after his death, the first person was the queen Irina.

So as soon as he received the coup, he sent someone to notify Irina, hoping that she could come as soon as possible. With her prestige, Theodosiggan would not have any chance to become emperor.

Irina, far away in the Iberian Peninsula, is helping Li Ke to calm the hearts of the people in China, and is also responsible for taking care of Li Ke's diet and daily life. During the day, Li Ke handles government affairs, and Irina serves tea and water next to her, and at night, the two of them are even more

He stayed and flew together, and seemed to be no different from a couple. Sometimes Irina even completely forgot her identity as a Roman queen.

But when Theodosie launched a coup and the news of her husband Constance II's death came, Irina was so shocked that she couldn't believe that the news was true, but after several confirmations

Later, she finally believed the cruel news and hid in Li Ke's arms and cried bitterly.

Although she and Constance II did not have much feelings for each other, they were husband and wife after all, and Irina was not the kind of ruthless person, so she naturally felt very sad and sad about her husband's death, but after all,

Not an ordinary woman, after the sadness comes, there are two ways to choose from before her.

The first road is that there will never be Rome again. Just stay together with Li Ke and become a real couple. Although the queen of Wu is not her, she believes that Li Ke will definitely treat her well and be happy in the future.

Life will be within reach.

The second way is to risk returning to Rome, then join forces with Metan and capture Theodosie, so that Constance II can avenge her, and she will also be the subordinate of Rome.

As an emperor, after all, Roman laws stipulate that women can also become emperors.

According to Irina's heart, the first path is undoubtedly the most suitable for her. After all, she has long been tired of the complex political life and just wants to stay by Li Ke's side every day and live it simply.

The life you want.

However, after two days of careful consideration, Irina went against her own wishes and chose the second path, which means that she not only had to take the risk of returning to Constantinople, but also might fall into it in the future.

Going in the life she is tired of.

Even her father, Offron, disagrees with Irina's choice, although Offron knew that if his daughter returned to Rome, she would probably become the next emperor, which would be for his family

It has a huge impact, and even the entire family may become a real royal family. But as a father who loves his daughter, he saw with his own eyes during this period that Irina stayed by Li Ke was extremely happy, especially on her face

That kind of smile from the heart was not seen on his daughter's face for many years.

In addition, Offron also knew that Theodosie would definitely not let Irina return to Rome smoothly, so they would definitely encounter some dangers along the way. As a father, he didn't want his daughter to be in the

He was so dangerous that he tried his best to stop Irina from choosing to return to Rome.

Unfortunately, Irina is a gentle person on the outside and strong person on the inside. After deciding on a path, no one could make her change her mind. In the end, Ofron had no choice but to tell Li Ke, who was temporarily hiding by Irina.

After learning about the death of Constance II, Li Ke was really happy for a while, because in his opinion, Irina never had to go back to Rome or separate from him, but he didn't expect that I

It was a surprise that Lina would make such a choice.

In addition, Li Ke had a little misunderstanding about Irina, believing that there were only two reasons why Irina wanted to go back. The first was to avenge Constance II, and the second was to become the Roman emperor.

Irina went back for any reason, which was not a good thing for him. However, after Li Ke calmed down, he soon discovered that things must not be as simple as he thought. Irina chose to go back, which must have a deeper meaning.
Chapter completed!